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Letter: Through normal channels, please

Published 2 March 2016

From Liz Berry

Martin Greenwood's nice juxtaposition of the Latin for “year” with the fundament (Letters, 16 January) reminded me of the father who received a letter from his son's private school, informing him that fees had risen by £500 per annum.

Unfortunately, someone had typed “per anum”. The father wrote back saying he would rather pay through the nose, as usual.

Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, UK

Issue no. 3063 published 5 March 2016

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